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Get to know the most diverse tool on your workbench | the jeweller's saw! Metal Artist's Workbench is your comprehensive guide for creating jewellery and other sawn projects by getting to know the jeweller's saw. Your personal instructor | veteran artist Thomas Mann | is eager to teach you everything you need to know about this well-loved tool. Following exercises designed to get you """"sawing in the zone,"""" you'll be inspired to try your hand (and saw) at any of the 15 stepped-out projects, such as the Light Switch Plate, Chef's Knife Pendant, Self-Portrait Pin or Maze Pendant. With Metal Artist's Workbench, you'll acquire the skill set to create impressive projects and learn: The anatomy of the jeweller's saw and how each part helps improve your sawing success The importance of sawing ergonomics and how the proper grip contributes to the """"Whole Body Experience"""" Sawing techniques such as starting a cut, turning a corner, piercing and several trouble-shooting tips How to create beautiful projects from metal, plastic, wood and paper and more! Start """"Sawin' Where Y' at"""" today and learn how to make the jeweller's saw your favourite tool on the bench! | Provides readers with the information they need to know to use the jeweller's saw by deconstructing the skill into two components: understanding exactly how the tool works and then how to actually use it for maximum efficiency. This book also gives readers information on the jeweller's bench pin - the 'silent partner' in the sawing process.

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A professional artist for over 40 years, Thomas Mann is best known for his ""Techno-Romantic"" style of jewellery, which juxtaposes contemporary technology and construction techniques with historical romantic imagery. Originally from Pennsylvania, the artist exhibited his work at the Jazz & Heritage Festival in 1977 and has called New Orleans home ever since.

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